Paper vs. plastic. The shopping bag debate.

First, I’ll say–neither! Bring your own reusable bags. But if you have to here’s the skinny. For the full article please go to GREENFEET.net and spread the word.
PAPER?
Paper comes from trees – and lots of them. The logging industry is huge and the process to get that paper bag to the grocery store is long [...]

Many products contain the chemical BPA

Please remember–it’s not just what we ingest. It what we produce and throw away. Let’s get off this dependency.
The Associated Press, Star Tribune
Bisphenol A, or BPA, a chemical used in consumer goods, was the subject of a federal safety hearing Tuesday where new preliminary research suggested it might be linked to a higher risk of [...]

Nananotechnology: Our small conveniences creating big problems?

Socks that don’t stink. Clothes that repel stains. As we exploit the riches of nanotechnology, do we know the consequences? read the full article on today’s Star tribune’s website
More info on nanotechnology:  http://www.nanotechproject.org/inventories/consumer/

the power of the buck

Yes you can’t even buy a freaking pie without it being encased in a huge clam of plastic. It already comes in a tin plate for crying out loud – why do you need to suffocate it? You can’t recycle that stuff either. I’ve got a bag of that kind of stuff [...]

The Truth About Plastic

photo: Kang Kim for TIME
This week’s time magazine has a very good article about a woman who has taken on an experiment, much like ours, to eradicate plastic from her life. Not an easy task.
This article an interesting and scarey look into how much plastics has become an unavoidable part of our lives. READ THE [...]